Newburyport Art presents Changing Light: An En Plein Air Show

Newburyport Art (NAA) is pleased to announce Chasing the Light: an exhibit by The Newburyport Ten & Band of Brushes, on view from Thursday, July 30 - Saturday, August 22, 2026. These two groups exhibit annually in the Hills Gallery as part of the art gallery’s Featured Interest Groups.

The Newburyport Ten and Band of Brushes paint en plein air (a French expression meaning painting outdoors), sharing a love of nature and paint in oil, watercolor, pastel and acrylic. They meet outdoors once a week to work in their variety of mediums, to support each other and discuss critiques. Their work displays the energy found within themselves and their surroundings. 

This show features framed, unframed, and binwork art pieces by Dorothy Aham, Michele Champion, Grace Daly, Karen S Fitzgerald, Mary Francis, Dale Partis Greene, Margery Jennings, Christine Molitor Johnson, Fran Kaplan, Marjet Lesk, Kris Monroe, Mary Parks, Susan Spellman, Mary Ann Varoski and Mary Carolyn Webber.

An opening reception will be held on Saturday, August 1st, from 4:00pm-6:00pm. The reception is free and open to the public, and with light refreshments being served.

Also on view is the Coming Home Exhibition and Summer Gift Shop. All three shows end on August 22nd.

New Hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00am–5:00pm. The gallery is handicap accessible. More information, as well as an online gallery is available at newburyportart.org.

Founded in 1948, Newburyport Art is dedicated to promoting and exhibiting members’ work and to providing art education and access to the visual arts for the entire community. The gallery and events are free and open to the public. All artwork is for sale.